1. You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television
2. While digging, an Armadillo can hold its breath for up to six minutes
3. When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food
4. When Nylons first went on sale in the United States in 1940, four million pairs were sold in only a few days
5. In a lifetime, an average human produces 10,000 gallons of saliva
6. In a five card poker game there are 2,598,960 possible hands
7. In a day, an elephant can drink 80 gallons of water
8. In 2002, the most popular boat name in the U.S. was Liberty
9. There are approximately 75,000,000 horses in the world
10. There are 50% more males that are left handed compared to females
11. The youngest pope was 11 years old
12. The sun shrinks five feet every hour
13. The sun is approximately 75% hydrogen, 25% helium by mass
14. Every three minutes a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer
15. Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world

Tools for Fashion Design Students

While in fashion school, we as students had toolkits that we would bring to classes. The tools I often had were:

• Fabric
• Dress From
• Pins
• Tape Measure
• Scissors for paper and fabric
• Pattern paper

What is Cancer?

Cancer is known as a condition, which is caused by the uncontrolled division of cells. As humans, we have tumor suppressor genes which actually prevent cancer by slowing down the growth of cells or stopping the growth altogether.

In a normal human body, cells divide at a certain rate in order to place old dying cells, while maintaining homeostasis. When there is a change in DNA, and the tumor suppressor gene is defective, cells begin to grow and divide uncontrollably (Mader, 2007).

When cancer cells divide, they require food and water, and even attracts blood vessels, when cells grow and divide uncontrollably the cancer cells begin to compete with normal somatic cells (Dollinger, 2002).

Resources:

• Dollinger, M., & Dollinger, M. (2002). Everyone's guide to cancer therapy: how cancer is diagnosed, treated, and managed day to day. Kansas City, MO: Andrews McMeel Pub.
• Mader, C. (2007). The Biology of Cancer. The Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine, 80(2), 91.

A Review: Burt's Bees Body Butter

I use a lot of lotions, oils and body butter, but Burts Bees Body Butter is one of my favorites. My grandmother has really dry skin, while I have normal skin.  I use lotions every day, so I classify them all as moisturizers.

Although its thick, it's not greasy, and it continues to moisturize throughout the day. A little bit goes a long way. I like the scent; it’s the all natural scent that I am used to. I’ve been using all natural products for years, I’m used to the pleasant smell, its natural.

I'm a caregiver (duh), and just because I work at home, it doesn’t mean I don’t follow protocol when it comes to disinfecting, cleaning and of course washing my hands many times throughout the day. I think because I've been using this and other lotions my hands remain in pretty good condition.

I just wanted to put it out there that this brand it's reputable, and if you're looking for anything for yourself or your parents, check this one out.

This is not a sponsored post.

What happens if you smoke while pregnant?

Smoking is considered to be one of the most preventable risk factors that relate to complications during pregnancy and the delivery of a baby (Rasmussen, Heitmann, Tønnesen, 2013).
Five hundred thousand infants who are exposed to tobacco are born every year. More women smoke tobacco than any other illicit drugs.
Smoking tobacco is a drug that is used continuously throughout the day, so prenatal tobacco exposure is imminent (Respass, 2011). Tobacco contains many chemically active compounds which are dangerous for anyone who smokes it, such as formaldehyde, acetone, methyl, methane, and many others that are potentially harmful.

A woman who smokes while pregnant is in less danger of harm than her unborn child. The unborn child is exposed to harmful chemicals while in utero while still developing (Abbott, 2012).